Control valves, industrial-type, manufacturing · Connecticut
Plug Group
Westbrook, CT · ~67 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Plug Group runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Control valves, industrial-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Plug Group: 5.8 TCR = 175% of Control valves, industrial-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Plug Group safety composite
Plug Group scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Plug Group: 8.6 → 9.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2024
Plug Group's TCR rose 0.7 from 8.6 in 2016 to 9.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332911 · Westbrook, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 175% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #8/9
- PHOTO American AVK Company
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: American AVK Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Plug Group in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Plug Group
5.8 TCR
- American AVK C
American AVK Company
5.8 TCR
- Flomatic Corpo
Flomatic Corporation
5.8 TCR
- Peter Paul Ele
Peter Paul Electronics Co., Inc.
5.7 TCR
- Maxitrol Compa
Maxitrol Company-Colon Division
5.7 TCR
What this shows Plug Group averages 5.8 TCR (175% of the Control valves, industrial-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Plug Group TCR series: 2016=8.6 · 2017=6.4 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=5 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=9.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Plug Group falls in its industry
298 Control valves, industrial-typ establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 9 Control valves, industrial-typ employers in Connecticut.
Plug Group has fewer employees than the Control valves, industrial-type, manufac median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332911 · CT · Westbrook
298 Control valves, industrial-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 14 employers in Westbrook, CT · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | American AVK Company | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Flomatic Corporation | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Peter Paul Electronics Co., Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maxitrol Company-Colon Division | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Frank Capasso and Sons, Inc | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D/E/F Services Group, Ltd. Main Office | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastford-CT - 224 | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R & R Corrugated Container Inc | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pettipaug | 389 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westbrook Public Schools | 181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Middlesex Medical Center Shoreline | 154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IMH Group | 148 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fisher Dynamics - Central | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ServiceMaster DSI - Chicago | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Omni Charlottesville Virginia Corporation, d/b/a Omni Charlottesville Hotel | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pueblo Store | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Berlin Hardwood Components and Main Office | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | E.C. Babbert 1 | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Owens & Minor Raleigh | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J. P. Mascaro & Sons - Souderton Division | 67 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.